Official UK procurement notice
PROCUREMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF RESEARCH SERVICES - EVALUATION OF THE ARMED FORCES FAMILIES FUND: EARLY YEARS PROGRAMME
Authority: ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trustee Limited acting as trustee of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund ("the Trust") is running a procurement process to identify a suitably qualified Supplier for the provision of an Evaluation of the Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years Programme.
The term of the Contract is 2 years. The maximum budget for the Contract was £83,000 including expenses (excluding VAT).
The overall evaluation includes: An impact evaluation assessing the extent to which the EYF has achieved its primary objective: to meet the early years development and educational needs of children aged 0-5 from currently serving armed forces families, and to support them in accessing high-quality early years provision. The evaluation should consider how the programme aligns with and contributes to the objectives of the Ministry of Defence's UK Armed Forces Families Strategy Action Plan.
An economic evaluation assessing the value for money of the EYF in improving early years outcomes for service children, with a view to informing whether the programme should continue in its current form or be revised.
CPV: Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£83,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Bidder's experience of delivering services like the services that will be required under this Contract: 40%
- Bidder's methodology for delivering the services required under this Contract as outlined in the Service Specification: 45%
- Bidder's assessment of the risks and mitigations required for successful delivery of this evaluation: 5%
- Bidder's proposed total budget for delivering this evaluation: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Bidder's experience of delivering services like the services that will be required under this Contract
- Bidder's methodology for delivering the services required under this Contract as outlined in the Service Specification
- Bidder's assessment of the risks and mitigations required for successful delivery of this evaluation
- Bidder's proposed total budget for delivering this evaluation
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Sept 2025, 09:53 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Nov 2025, 10:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
2025/S 000-057984- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057984- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059dd9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published398 days ago19 Sept 2025, 09:53 BST
- Submission deadline363 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by353 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent333 days ago24 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published329 days ago27 Nov 2025, 10:17 GMT
- Contract starts326 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 09:53 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Nov 2025, 10:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Nov 2025, 10:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMIC CONSULTING AND EDUCATION SERVICES (ACCESS) LIMITED15 Dec 2025 – 17 Dec 2027 | £83,000 | 21 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACADEMIC CONSULTING AND EDUCATION SERVICES (ACCESS) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender